Gene signature spells poor outcome
August 30, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have found a genetic signature for aggressive melanomas.
Other than visually inspecting the disease, doctors have no genetic blueprint to classify melanomas, a lethal form of skin cancer. Tumors generally are ranked by how deeply the growth has invaded underlying skin tissue. The deeper it burrows into the skin, the more lethal the cancer, but some patients defy the odds and survive with thick tumors or die from thin ones. Two melanoma patients with cancers of the same invasion depth and appearance under the microscope can have completely different outcomes, says Rhoda Alani, M.D., associate professor of oncology, dermatology and molecular biology and genetics at Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
Routine foot exams to help detect melanoma
August 14, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Melanoma
According to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, routine self-exams of your feet are very vital to find skin cancer early, including melanoma. whether melanoma is detected in the early stages, 92 percent of patients survive five years. Melanoma can develop anywhere on the body, including areas that receive little sun exposure, such as the feet and ankles.
Incidence of melanoma on the rise
August 7, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Melanoma
The incidence of melanoma has steadily increased in the United States by the past several decades, according to Martin A. Weinstock, MD, PhD and professor of dermatology at Brown, in a speech to the American Academy of Dermatology’s Summer Meeting.
Skin Cancer in pictures
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Skin Cancer, Melanoma, Prevention
Controversial skin cancer ad — sponsored by sunscreen company
July 24, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Skin Cancer, Melanoma
A recent sunscreen ad by Neutrogena Sunscreen features a young woman with the caption, ‘My sister accidentally killed herself. She died of Skin Cancer’. The report is clear: Those who die of the disease only have themselves to blame.
New Treatments On Horizon For Melanoma
June 21, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Vaccines Most Promising, But Still Not FDA Approved
Melanoma is all too often a deadly disease. While it accounts for less than 5% of all skin cancers, it is responsible for more than 75% of skin cancer deaths. This is because it is very difficult to treat once it has spread beyond where it started.
